Elizabeth Threlkeld

Senior Fellow+Director, South Asia @stimsoncenter. Former diplomat @statedept. @heartlandhelps, @cambridge_uni, @swarthmore alum. Views my own.

[Elizabeth Threlkeld @ethrelkeld]

On the one-year anniversary of the May 2025 India-Pakistan crisis, I write for @ForeignAffairs about why the next crisis is likely to be more dangerous than the last, and why Washington may struggle to contain it. A🧵... (1): https://t.co/fAako7StTL

[Tanvi Madan @tanvi_madan]

"While the original plan was to deploy the 4th S-400 in the central sector focused on China, it is now learnt that it could be stationed along the western borders because of a small gap that exists despite the deployment of 2 systems"

5th's delivery Nov/Dec (OG date: Apr 2023)

[Elizabeth Threlkeld @ethrelkeld]

Looking forward to this discussion tomorrow - hope you'll tune in or join us in person!

[Stimson Center @StimsonCenter]

🚨Join us TOMORROW for a conversation on the legacy of the 2008 US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement and its lessons for the strategic partnership today.

🗓️ June 3
⏰ 9:30 to 11:00 AM

https://t.co/XJp8wh2Orf

[Stimson Center @StimsonCenter]

Following this week's 11th #Quad meeting, our experts @avasudeva_87, @ethrelkeld, Andrew Oros, and @ka_grieco came together to provide timely analysis and insights on the implications of the meeting for #IndoPacific security.

Read the full piece ⤵️

https://t.co/eWmmaHpIi7

[Akriti (Vasudeva) Kalyankar @avasudeva_87]

Happy to put together this quick reflection on the Quad foreign minsters’ meeting and what it means for each state’s interests and the future of the grouping. With my brilliant colleagues @ethrelkeld @ka_grieco and Andrew Oros. https://t.co/4f0aCc8QaH

[Elizabeth Threlkeld @ethrelkeld]

Good to compare notes with colleagues @avasudeva_87, @ka_grieco, and Andrew Oros on the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting and what lies ahead for 🇮🇳🇯🇵🇦🇺🇺🇸 cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
https://t.co/uZQRaOVLLN

[Tanvi Madan @tanvi_madan]

Some day, the Quad might create a dashboard. But in the meantime, here are some of the known activities of the 🇦🇺🇮🇳🇯🇵🇺🇸 grouping from stmts, posts...

[Elizabeth Threlkeld @ethrelkeld]

Fascinating long-read from @rogueonomist on the economic and social impact of Eidul Azha in Pakistan and its overlooked role in supporting the informal sector and urban-to-rural wealth transfer.

Happy Eid to all those celebrating!
https://t.co/uiRvzAnOoR

[The New Region @thenewregion]

On the latest episode of The New Region’s GeoSpace, host @MohammedASalih sat down with @ethrelkeld to discuss the Pakistani role in Middle Eastern affairs, its mediation between Washington and Tehran, and Islamabad’s deepening ties with Saudi Arabia. https://t.co/0MtwGjlvHT

[Elizabeth Threlkeld @ethrelkeld]

Yet another BLA attack on Balochistan's train network kills at least 20: "The shuttle service had primarily been transporting service personnel and their families who had been returning home for Eid."
https://t.co/7gFUKMFAyo

[Elizabeth Threlkeld @ethrelkeld]

.@VGokhale59: "we tend to see India-China relations only in a bilateral context. Beijing has never looked at it that way, and will never look at it that way either. Therefore, we need to study how Beijing looks at India in this much larger global context." https://t.co/dgxXoFHHd3

[Elizabeth Threlkeld @ethrelkeld]

Good advice from @SkipWaskin:
"Pakistan and the US should both learn from the KLB experience and follow one basic principle: spend the money. Spend it carefully, only for the purposes intended, and with all appropriate safeguards in place. But spend it." https://t.co/E98qF7Y13u

[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty @RFERL]

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif begins a three-day visit to China on May 23 as tensions in the Middle East remain high. Analysts say Sharif is expected to push for renewed urgency in US-Iran negotiations.

By @DaudKhattak1
https://t.co/n0yYKhA3bb

[MIT SSP @MIT_SSP]

In a new paper, Stanton Nuclear Fellow Beenish Pervaiz examines the May 2025 crisis between India and Pakistan “to provide a comparative analysis of why and how variations in crisis narratives matter for what could come next.”
Read more via @StimsonCenter’s @SAVoices 👇🏽
@bpervaiz

[South Asian Voices @SAVoices]

In this long-form article, @bpervaiz analyzes Indian and Pakistani accounts of the May 2025 crisis to find "where these interpretations clash most sharply and where there are limited areas of convergence." https://t.co/r3jqCw1Xgx

[Phil Stewart @phildstewart]

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has deployed 8,000 troops, a ​squadron of fighter jets and an air defence system to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defence pact, ramping up military cooperation with ‌Riyadh even as Islamabad serves as the main mediator in the Iran war.

[Ruhee Neog @ruheeneog]

We designed the workshop to challenge the assumption that climate impacts--from migration to military dynamics--offer an obvious entry point for South Asian cooperation. Very encouraged by the discourse it generated, and by the participation of officialdom from across the region.

[Shafqat Mahmood @Shafqat_Mahmood]

Pakistan Foreign office has understandably been cautious in welcoming voices in India calling for a dialogue with Pakistan. Many such initiatives in the past have come to nothing. But, if a serious intent is visible in India , I think it will receive a positive response in Pakistan

[Christopher Clary @clary_co]

Despite considerable speculation and some reporting about a Jaish-e-Mohammed link to the Red Fort explosion, the NIA focuses on the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (and Afghanistan) connections instead in this summary of the chargesheet.

[Sadanand Dhume @dhume]

Check out this terrific opportunity to work on India and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations. (If you’re interested, please apply directly.)
https://t.co/hea2gpsM8C

[Elizabeth Threlkeld @ethrelkeld]

And tagging fail - missed @Haleema_Saadia and @khansahar1 !

[Elizabeth Threlkeld @ethrelkeld]

.@Faisalmuh89 on Pakistan's lessons from the May crisis + implications":

The more effectively states prepare to fight limited wars under the nuclear shadow, the more likely those wars become, and the less certain it is that they will stay limited." https://t.co/Xpe17x53GO